Corpus of the misericords at All Saints’, Greford
S01 |
Three men in tunics, holding horizontally on their shoulders as long pole, on which a forth man performs an acrobatic feat. Left Supporter - A hog. Right Supporter - A hound. |
S02 |
Two lions facing inwards, grasping a fox squatting between them. The head of the lion on left is missing. Left Supporter - A twined ribbon or scroll. Right Supporter - a bowl-shaped flower with large pistil. |
S03 |
Mutilation of the carving renders identification of the carving difficult, but it appears to represent a bull, erect, driven by a man or woman in long kilted garment, facing left, and , on the left side, facing inwards an owl with two owlets in a nest, the whole apparently in a stable or shed. Supporters - Rosette. |
S04 |
Two demi-angels with raised wings and cowled robes, bearing between them a shield charged: a pale wavy [probably the arms of Upthomas of Wales] Supporters - Formal leaf. |
S05 |
Gowned fox in pulpit, preaching to assembly of ten birds, five on each side, including some geese and one cockerel. Supporters - Stiff leaf. |
S06 |
Corbel, broken away, which may have supported a crucifix [missing] Left Supporter - An angel in flowing robes, wearing a kind of shallow mitre, and bearing what appears to be a musical instrument. Right Supporter - A kneeling woman in long-flowing robe, crowned and before a prie-dieu, on which is a book [Psalter]. The desk is covered with a cloth, and by the head of the figure is a formal flower, which forms part of the supporters. An Annunciation scene [?] |
S07 |
Griffin with raised wings facing left. On either side facing inward is a unicorn; the head of that on the left is missing. Supporters - Five petaled flower with long central pistils. |
S08 |
Cowled figure astride a beast, possibly an elephant [the head is broken off]. Supporters - Rosette. |
S09 |
Badly mutilated figures of two cats walking upright, one leading the other by the forepaw, facing right. Beyond to the right appears to be a mouse-hole with a mouse peering out. Supporters - Missing. |
S10 |
Demi-angel in robe and cowled, bearing a plain shield and parted per pale [probably arms of Upthomas] Supporters - Missing. |
S11 |
Pattern of lierne vaulting, with rosettes at junctions, rising from a corbel mask of grotesque lion or cat. Supporters - Missing. |